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Friday, 28 August 2015

Earl Grey Cupcakes with Earl Grey Lemon Glaze

Earl Grey tea is my favorite among the English teas. Earl Grey tea is a blend of black tea that is infused with the flavour of the bergamot orange rind. Thus, giving the tea a citrus undertone both in flavour and aroma.

This recipe is all things Earl Grey.

As lemon is Earl Grey's best friend, I made Earl Grey cupcakes and paired them with a lemon Earl Grey glaze. Some recipes that I have seen uses ground up the earl grey tea leaves mixed into the cake batter. But, I chose to steep the Earl Grey tea in the milk used in this recipe to extract the flavour, giving the cupcakes a distinct Earl Grey flavour.

Earl Grey MilkIngredients:5 bags of Earl Grey tea237ml milk

Steps to Earl Grey milk:

Heat milk to simmer, remove from heat and place the tea bags in to steep for 5 min.

Remove the tea bags after 5 min and squeeze the tea bags to extract as much liquid from it as possible. Be careful not to tear the bags.

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